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| '''Type''' || Former village | |||
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| '''County''' || [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]] | |||
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| '''State''' || Kentucky | |||
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| '''Described''' || April 1881 | |||
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| '''Listed in''' || 1886 county directory | |||
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'''Pleasant Ridge''' was a village in [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]], Kentucky, described in the newspapers of the early 1880s as a live, progressive community. | |||
==1881 Description== | |||
[[File:1886-Pleasant-Ridge.jpg|thumb|436x436px|1886 Directory Listing for Pleasant Ridge]] | [[File:1886-Pleasant-Ridge.jpg|thumb|436x436px|1886 Directory Listing for Pleasant Ridge]] | ||
In April 1881 the newspaper reported that | In April 1881 the newspaper reported that it was a live, progressive village with three blacksmith shops, one drug store, one grocery, one dry goods store and an undertaker. There were four stock dealers and one doctor residing in the community. The local school was taught by Miss Fannie Westerfield, an accomplished lady and experienced teacher. | ||
progressive village with three blacksmith shops, one drug store, | |||
one grocery, one dry goods store and an undertaker. There were | |||
four stock dealers and one doctor residing in the community. The | |||
local school was taught by Miss Fannie Westerfield, an accomplished | |||
lady and experienced teacher. | |||
''Reference to article by Shelia Heflin'' | ''Reference to article by Shelia Heflin'' | ||
[[Category:Towns]] | [[Category:Towns]] | ||
[[Category:Daviess County, Kentucky]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:35, 26 August 2026
| Pleasant Ridge, Kentucky | |
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| Type | Former village |
| County | Daviess County |
| State | Kentucky |
| Described | April 1881 |
| Listed in | 1886 county directory |
Pleasant Ridge was a village in Daviess County, Kentucky, described in the newspapers of the early 1880s as a live, progressive community.
1881 Description
In April 1881 the newspaper reported that it was a live, progressive village with three blacksmith shops, one drug store, one grocery, one dry goods store and an undertaker. There were four stock dealers and one doctor residing in the community. The local school was taught by Miss Fannie Westerfield, an accomplished lady and experienced teacher.
Reference to article by Shelia Heflin